Establishment profile
GOLDEN STAR INC.
7712 INDUSTRIAL PARK LANE, ATCHISON, KS, 66002
Operated by Golden Star Inc
424990 — Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 440262280
Summary
GOLDEN STAR INC. has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $51,640 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 25 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GOLDEN STAR INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 18 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $51,640 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $10,594 | May 2012 | Mar 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D03 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | $4,410 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $4,410 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $3,256 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A06 | 1 | 1 | $1,890 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,833 | May 2012 | May 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,374 | May 2012 | May 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,374 | May 2012 | May 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1043 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jun 2005 | Jun 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1043 I01 IA | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jun 2005 | Jun 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2012 | May 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2012 | May 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1043 I01 IF | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2005 | Jun 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1043 I01 IE | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2005 | Jun 2005 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4249 within KS. Peer group: 25 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 45 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for GOLDEN STAR INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2009 | HEAD,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,LACERATION,STRUCK BYFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for GOLDEN STAR INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GOLDEN STAR INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in KS — for Golden Star Inc, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Golden Star Inc locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-CA-024915 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2010 | Nov 2010 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 17-CA-024909 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2010 | Sep 2010 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 17-CA-024765 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2010 | Feb 2010 | Closed | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for GOLDEN STAR INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GOLDEN STAR INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GOLDEN STAR INC 7712 INDUSTRIAL RD · ATCHISON, KS, 66002 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | May 2001 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GOLDEN STAR INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-17 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $3,256 | |
| 2022-02-08 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $4,351 | |
| 2015-01-08 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $15,120 | |
| 2012-01-19 | Planned | 6 | 6 | $6,413 | |
| 2009-02-03 | Accident | 3 | 3 | $21,000 | |
| 2005-03-01 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $1,500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GOLDEN STAR INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Golden Star Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Golden Star Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers within KS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WHOLESALE FIREWORKS INC.TOWANDA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Golden Star Inc locationsParent rollup
- Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in KSState-wide enforcement data
- Other Miscellaneous Nondurable in KSIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GOLDEN STAR INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GOLDEN STAR INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- GOLDEN STAR INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $51,640 in total penalties.
- How does GOLDEN STAR INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- GOLDEN STAR INC. operates in the other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. GOLDEN STAR INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.13 compared to an industry average of 1.5.
- Has GOLDEN STAR INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving GOLDEN STAR INC..